Jeremiah 31:31-34 | God's Heart to be Known by His People

May you rejoice in our God whose heart is to be known by His people.

May His promises to us---
for a new identity as beloved sons and daughters,
for a restored heart that transforms us from within,
and for a profound intimacy that allows us
to know and be known by God with no separation between---
may these promises shape your life
and remind you that your hope is found in Christ alone.

May difficulties, trials, storms and stresses
all serve to build up your longing for the age beyond this one
when the marriage feast will put all earthly treasures to shame
and we will know God in ways we can’t fathom today.

May the eternal song of praise we’ll sing in the New Jerusalem
echo backwards into our daily worship today
as we thank God for the covenant that binds us
together with His people from past, present and future.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Romans 8:33-39 | God's Heart to Redeem His People

May the heart of Christ our Redeemer be both a comfort and a catalyst to you today.

As a comfort, may Christ’s work on the cross
and the debt that was nullified that day
lift up your spirit and allow you to trust
that there is no force that could stand in the way
of your Redeemer’s love for you.

As a catalyst, may you know the weight of purpose
that comes with this gracious redemption
as the Resurrected One gives you new life
in order that His glory might shine brightly through you.

May God’s heart in sending His Son to redeem you
cause you to live in a markedly different way,
knowing that because you were bought at so great a price
your life with Christ has a great purpose.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Genesis 1:1 + John 1:1-5 | God as Creator

May the Almighty God our Creator
awaken in you a wonder and awe
as you consider His unceasing nature.

As you consider His position as our Creator,
and, in turn, our utter dependence on Him,
may you surrender your life in worship
to the One who made this world from nothing
and offers life as a new creation in His Son.

In enjoying the beauty of nature
and the uniqueness of every corner of creation,
may you marvel at God’s fingerprints
and find joy in knowing that the Creator’s intention
is to reveal His love through them.

May the reminders of God’s love all around you
lead you to walk as one who knows whose image you bear,
reflecting that love into the world.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Psalm 46 | The Lord is Near

May the God of heaven and earth
be a very present help in your times of trouble.

Yet, may His presence be more than a safety net
on which you rely when your footing gives way.

May the God who is our fortress
embolden you as He provides you with peace
to lift up those who are hurting,
to comfort the weak,
to be like a stream that flows from the river of Christ
or a lamp that illuminates those lost in the night.

May you take comfort in the immanence of God from beginning to end,
knowing that the God who breathed life into Adam’s lungs
will one day wipe every tear from our eyes.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Luke 11:14-36 | Overcome Evil with Good

May God our Father, the source of all goodness, be your guide this week.

By His Spirit, may you be emboldened to do good to others,
overcoming evil—even the darkness in your own heart—with good.

May the light of Christ our King
overshadow the reign of evil in this world
as we His servants seek after His heart daily.

May His Kingdom come more and more into view
as we continually turn to Jesus, asking Him to transform us
so that through us His light would shine abundantly.

May our good Maker,
who will one day make all things new,
be seen in our midst in these days
making broken things right.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Luke 11:1-13 | Patterned by Prayer

May our prayerful Savior, Jesus, set the pattern for your engagement with God.

May you know the freedom in following the Son’s leading
to address your Heavenly Father with familiarity
while always maintaining the matchless wonder
that always accompanies a glimpse of His holiness.

May your need for the Kingdom of God to come in your heart
lead you to walk each day in humility
as the King chooses to make His reign known through your life.

May you bring your daily needs before your Father with honesty and trust;
may your heart have a similar posture
when in repentance you accept His grace
and turn to offer such grace to your neighbors as well.

May you be ever aware of the temptations that hinder us so stealthily,
asking your Father for protection and help for when they are near.

May the promise of the Holy Spirit’s presence with you
be an everlasting comfort and guide for you
through every season of this life.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and bring you peace.

Luke 8:1-21 | The Fruit of Genuine Faith

May you know the goodness of our God this week,
receiving His words with a glad heart
and allowing Him to produce fruit in your life.

May you look to Christ’s leading,
following Him each day and supporting His cause
so that you would flourish in reflecting
His light into this world.

May you, having received the gift of the gospel,
pursue the things that Jesus desires
allowing the roots of your faith to grow deep,
for although those roots are hidden from the world,
your Father in heaven looks at such matters,
and the fruit that your faith produces will impact others
as He works through your life. 

In the freedom to choose between the one true God
and the many idols that so often lay claim to our attention,
may you seek the light of Christ,
that by it He may guide your life
and in it you may grow into the faith
that He is building in you.

May your relationship with Christ not be
an important thing among many,
but may it be the most important thing to you.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Luke 7:18-35 | Being Kept in Doubt

May the Lord Almighty,
whose presence is constant and unwavering,
be a source of comfort and assurance to you in your isolation.

May your doubts and fears never silence your hope;
may you lay them down before the Lord,
going directly to Him who is sovereign over this world
and is keeping you today and always in His great love and protection.

May your eternal hope
of life in unhindered communion with our God
not be shaken by the doubts of today and the fears of tomorrow,
for you are being kept in Jesus for an age
that will outshine every darkness we endure in this one.

May you go to Christ with your questions and your hurt and your complaints,
and may He give you peace in trusting in Him.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Luke 7:1-17 | The Things that Moved Jesus

May Jesus be more than an authority or prophet of good news in your life.

May the things that moved Jesus stir in your heart
a longing to become more like the heart of God.

As you are molded by His story,
may your life reflect His love
and may His words carry weight
in such a way that your faith in Him
would cause others to marvel.

May you be shaped also by this hope:
that the Lord’s heart is for those who are hurting
and he will one day wipe every tear from our eyes
when He also puts death to death.

May Jesus continue to show you
that He is infinitely greater
than we could ever hope or imagine.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.

Matthew 27:62-28:20 | Remember the Empty Tomb

May our risen Lord be your hope today as He is our hope for all eternity.

As you encounter circumstances and situations
that would be commonly considered hopeless,
may you remember the empty tomb
that was thought to put an end to the story
but could not stop resurrection from breaking through.

As you experience the outworking of sin in this world
as it pervades relationships, communities, your own thoughts, and more,
may you remember the empty tomb
in which sin and dark powers placed Jesus to rest,
but found they could not hold back the power of resurrection.

As death reminds you of its presence
when news broadcasts give projections and statistics
and your daily life is uprooted to slow the spread of sickness,
may you remember the empty tomb
with its mouth open wide,
singing that death’s sting has been sabotaged
by a risen Savior who will raise us to eternal life as well.

May your life serve to reflect these words: He is risen indeed.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.